Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => New World => Topic started by: JClem on October 07, 2012, 02:29:26 PM
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I have a pair of Salvini that have paired up and spawned a couple times in my community tank. The first time they ate the eggs, this time, they laid just before I had to do a major tank overhaul and so they abandoned the eggs and they got eaten. I am moving them into their own tank in hopes that I can get fry. Is there anything I need to know before moving them? I assume they'll remain paired up, but will moving them cause them to get territorial with each other?
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It could mean trouble, make sure your female has a safe haven. If it was me, I`d use a divider until the are ready to spawn again. I`ve had males turn on their mates because of a lost spawn so I like to use caution.
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well i just took away the baby fri my convicts left in tank i wanted just albino fri so not only did i take their babys away but there spouses on top of them but 2 weeks later they were paired up and now i have fri again the only thing is u put your hand in the tank to move stuff or do a water change the evil comes out of them so good luck if u dont have a divider i would try to put them in a baby catcher if u can like belly up said the male gets agressive mine did at first until he wanted to breed
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I'd add the female first, give her some time to fully explore the tank& give her somewhere to hide. Then add the male.
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Thanks for the tips- I'm going to try moving them in the next week or so- right now I'm using their soon to be new tank to nurse my green terror back to health after a run in with a fire mouth.